The Rainforest Solutions Project
The Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, Canada is the largest intact, coastal temperate rainforest left in the world.
Critical species in Great Bear Rainforest falling through the cracks
March 5, 2010, (Vancouver, BC)
Key species in the Great Bear Rainforest could still be at risk of extinction despite commitments in the internationally acclaimed conservation agreement for the region, say the three environmental groups who helped negotiate it with the province.
A new report by the groups entitled, “Slipping Through the Cracks? The Fate of Focal Species in the Great Bear Rainforest” released today by Greenpeace, ForestEthics and Sierra Club BC shows there is still a risk of
extinction for a number of important species of conservation concern, including grizzly bears, marbled murrelets, mountain goats, northern goshawks and tailed frogs.
Globe and Mail article, "Logging plan's delay puts species at risk: study"
Group of Companies Receive International Eco-certification in the Great Bear Rainforest
Forest Stewardship Council certification for nearly one million hectares of forest compliments the conservation plan in the Great Bear Rainforest; largest certification of its kind on BC's coast.
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Great Bear Rainforest Update November 2009
Key milestones achieved March 2009 and Five-Year Plan 2009 – 2014
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Promise to protect Great Bear Rainforest becomes reality –
five-year plan in place
March 31, 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia – The promise made three years ago to protect one-third of British Columbia’s globally unique Great Bear Rainforest and develop the foundations for a conservation-based economy in the region has been fulfilled. Today’s announcement is greatly welcomed by ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club BC, the three leading environmental groups that have worked with the B.C. government, First Nations and industry leaders to ensure the promise would be kept. Today’s announcement lays out the tremendous ecological and economic gains for the region and the long-term commitment to ensure the health of the rainforest and communities.
Great Bear a critical carbon sink, study finds
Environmental groups press the provincial government to follow through on its promise to limit logging in Central Coast rain forest
MARK HUME The Globe and Mail March 3, 2009
VANCOUVER -- The Great Bear Rainforest, a vast tract of old-growth trees on the Central Coast of British Columbia, is playing a key role in combatting climate change, says a new report by three environmental groups.
A study funded by ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club BC concludes that the six-million-hectare forest - which the government has promised to manage under a special logging plan - is storing massive amounts of carbon dioxide.
Online Campaign Launched: 'Keep the Promise'
- 12,492 E-mails sent to Gordon Campbell
- 3,851 Facebook friends
- 45 Blog Posts, including DeSmogBlog, OutdoorVancouver.ca, VancouverBC.com, and Hummingbird 604
- 204 photos submitted in our Bear Your Soul photo contest
Thanks to your support, the BC government has followed through with a proposal for a new set of logging regulations! So far more than 6000 emails have been sent to B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell.
The proposal increases protection for old growth forest in the Great Bear Rainforest and provides better protection for Grizzly Bear and Spirit Bear habitat.
The proposed draft regulations were posted for public comment today on the government website. After incorporating public input, the draft regulations will be made legal by March 31, 2009.
One of the world's great rainforests still depends on your continued support. By the March 31, 2009 deadline, the BC government has a lot of work still to do, including:
- Enable conditions to create a thriving conservation-based economy;
- Fund collaborative planning and adaptive management into the future; and,
- Ensure the world-class protected areas are not threatened by inappropriate developments.
Please ask your friends to send an email to Premier Campbell to remind him to Keep the Promise!
ForestEthics
Greenpeace Canada
Sierra Club BC
Two years ago, after a ten year struggle, a promise was made by the BC government to protect Canada's rainforest - the Great Bear Rainforest - the world's largest temperate rainforest, and home to the Spirit Bear. Today, that promise is in jeopardy. With a March 31st, 2009 deadline fast approaching, environmental groups have launched a citizen-driven campaign to secure the fate of this vast and unspoiled wilderness. The fate of the Great Bear Rainforest and its promise to future generations is a story that can only be written by us. Send an e-message to the BC government today! Keep the promise.
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High Risk Areas in the Great Bear Rainforest Require Action
March 31, 2008 Vancouver BC – A larger than life reminder is being unveiled today to remind us all that there is only one year left to fulfil the promise to protect the Great Bear Rainforest, a landmark promise made two years ago after a historic agreement was reached between environmentalists, logging companies, First Nations communities and British Columbia's Premier Gordon Campbell.
- Read the March 31 media release
- Download document "Assessing the Ecological Health of the Great Bear Rainforest" (1.7Mb)
- Download billboard image (140kb)
- Download image of Great Bear Rainforest clock at 12th hour (380kb)
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